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Benefits of the AR-15 For Female Shooters

Are there benefits of the AR-15 For Female Shooters? The AR-15 is a firearm that, largely due to the fact that it has been repeatedly vilified by numerous major media outlets, has attracted a significant amount of controversy.

As a result of this, many women who are new to the shooting world may be turned off by the idea of purchasing and using an AR-15 rifle, being under the impression that it’s too intimidating and is designed only for military use.

But in reality, as we will soon dive into, there are numerous benefits of the AR-15 for female shooters and can be anexcellent choice for women for more reasons than one.

In the world we live in today, there are few things that can equalize a woman with a man in a life-or-death defensive
situation, but firearms are one of them. To be more specific, the AR-15 can be a great choice for self-defense or home defense, along with target shooting on the range, competition use, hunting, and so on.

It’s A Good Size

Any rifle that is too heavy or long to shoulder and fire properly is simply not going to be a good choice for anybody, woman or man. The AR-15, however, is a relatively lightweight and compact rifle so long as you get the shorter carbine version with a 16.5 inch or lesser barrel. Furthermore, the stock is fully adjustable (assuming you go with an adjustable stockover a fixed one), which further makes it easy to adjust to one’s body type and size as well.

In short, the AR-15 is a rifle that is designed to accommodate a wide variety of shooters. It doesn’t matter whether

you’re a 6’5 man who weighs over two hundred and fifty pounds, or a 5’0 woman who weighs less than a hundred. The AR-15 is a very practical size for nearly any body type, and on top of that…

It’s Controllable

TheAR-15 is not just a convenient size. It’s also very controllable to shoot as well. This is because the AR-15 produces less recoil thanks to the action of the weapon and it also fires an intermediate cartridge, the 5.56x45mm NATO or .223 Remington, which is already well known for the minimal recoil it produces.

Many folks who are new to shooting the AR-15 are surprised to find just how controllable and pleasant to shoot the rifle is. This low recoil makes the AR-15 easier to shoot for women in contrast to many other rifles, semi-automatic or not.

It’s Versatile

What makes the AR-15 so popular? Well, beyond the fact that it’s so controllable and easy to shoot, it’s also highly versatile. In fact, the AR is one of the most practical firearms on the planet, in stark contrast to how American news media may attempt to portray it as.

Why is the AR-15 so practical and versatile? Simple: it can be easily used for casual target shooting, for home defense, for competition use, for long distance shooting, and for hunting. Granted, you would need a larger caliber than 5.56 for larger game such as elk or moose (in which case you’d want a .308 or larger), but

for deer, pronghorn, or wild boar a 5.56x45mm NATO with the right type of ammunition is more than suitable for the task.

So for you, this means that the AR-15 can serve as your ‘do everything’ rifle. No, it can’t be used for concealed carry obviously, but for a range gun or for defense or for hunting, it more than adequately fits the bill.

In many ways, the AR-15 is the lego of the gun world because of how easily customizable it is. The only other guns that come anywhere close to the AR-15 in terms of customization would be the Ruger 10/22, 1911, and Glock.

The reason why this is so important is because you can easily customize your AR-15 to make it even more comfortable and easy for you to shoot. You can swap out everything from the stock to the trigger to the furniture to the bolt carrier and so on. Each of these things can improve an already easily shootable firearm.

Conclusion

As you can hopefully see at this point, the AR-15 has many benefits for female shooters and reasons for why women would be wise to at leastconsider the AR-15.

While the AR-15 may not be a ‘perfect’ rifle by any means, it is without doubt a very practical, convenient, and pleasant one. For that reason it deserves to be under your consideration.

Sam Bocetta is a former cybersecurity analyst and current freelance journalist, focusing on current events, firearms, tech, cryptography, and cybercrime.

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